Fastening and handle for paper envelopes and receptacles



May 15, 1923.

J. W. BUNKER ET AL FASTENING AND HANDLE FOR"PA'PER ENVELOPES' ANDRECEPTQACLFYS Filed Feb. 26 1921 Patented ay 15, 1923..

JOHN W. BUNKER AND ASHTON M. BONEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A.SSIGNORS TOSERVICE BAG CO. INC, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF Y st: 2?

FASTENING AND HANDLE,F( JR PAIPER ENVELOPES AND RECEPTACL.

Application filed February 26, 1921. Serial No. 448,180.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN W. BUNKER and AsHToN M. Boner, residents ofthe city of New York, county of New York, and

' State of New York, citizens of the United States, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in F astenings and Handles for PaperEnvelopes and Receptacles,

of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in fastenings and handles forpaper envelopes and receptacles and it consists in a receptacle having asheet of material glued or otherwise made to adhere thereto, saidmaterial having a. slot formed to receive the fingers of the personcarrying the receptacle and another slot formed to receive a fasteningmeans. V

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front view.

Figure 2 is a transverse, vertical section, and

Figure 3 is a'detached view of the handle.

A represents the receptacle or envelope, and 1, is the flap for closingthe upper edge.

The numeral 2, represents the handle the same being made of a suitablematerial for the purpose and glued or otherwise secured to the front ofthe flap.

A slot 3, is formed in the upper portion of the handle to receive thefingers of the person carrying the receptacle and the edges 1, are bentback to reenforce and make smooth and thicken the edges of the slot andthe tongue 5, may be entirely removed or bent back out of the way.

Through the lower portion of the handle and the flap a slot 6, is formedand a fastener 7, secured to the front'of the bag, has a tongue 8, whichpasses through this slot 6, and is adapted to'be bent fiat against thebag when the flap 1, is closed as a means for fastening the same, thefastener 7 being made of some bendable material which will take a setand remain in that position and yet admit of being bent back and forth agreat many times without breaking.

In this way a simple means is provided for afiording a handle for arfyform of merchandise bag or receptacle having a flap at the top which isto be closed and in which a handle for carrying same is desirable.

We claim, a

1. The combination with a receptacle and flap, of a. handle made of fiatmaterial secured to the flap and having a slot at the upper end .toreceive the fingers of the person carrying the same and a slot throughthe body of the flap and handle, and a fastening device secured to thereceptacle and adapted to enter the slot in the body of the handle andflap and be bent fiat against the receptacle to fasten the flap in itsclosed position.

2. The combination, with a receptacle and flap, of a handle secured toone. of said parts, said handle having two slots, one for the fingers incarrying the receptacle, and a fastening device secured to one of saidparts and its free end adapted to enter the other slot in the handle andbe bent back to secure the flap and receptacle together.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures.

' JOHN W. BUNKER.

ASHTGN M. BONEY.

